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Jul 14, 2015

Cuba’s Economic Reintegration: Is the Time Now?

Please join us on July 14, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. for the launch of a report written by Cuban economist Pavel Vidal and former IMF Mission Chief for Albania Scott Brown on Cuba’s reintegration into international financial institutions.

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Jul 14, 2015

Cuba’s economic reintegration: Begin with the international financial institutions

By Pavel Vidal and Scott Brown

Cuba’s Economic Reintegration: Begin with the International Financial Institutions is the first major policy publication on Cuba’s role in the global economic community since the December announcement of new policies toward Cuba. The team of authors include Cuban economist Pavel Vidal and former Senior IMF Economist Scott Brown, a former mission chief for Albania. Beyond […]

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Russian Su-24, Sept. 26, 2009

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Jul 13, 2015

Russia Lost 5 Aircraft Last Month, Linked to Too Many Exercises and Lack of Qualified Pilots

By Matthew Bodner and Aaron Mehta, Defense News

Russia’s Air Force is falling from the sky.

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Lithuanian troops participating in NATO Saber Strike Exercise, June 18, 2015

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Jul 13, 2015

Russia Jamming Technology Poses Challenge for NATO, US Officials Say

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Sophisticated Russian electronic-warfare systems and jamming technology are posing an acute challenge for allied forces training in Eastern Europe, U.S. Army officials said Tuesday.

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Jul 13, 2015

Marczak on the Pope’s Visit to Latin America

By Jason Marczak

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the objectives of Pope Francis’ recent visit to Latin America:

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, May 6, 2014

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Jul 10, 2015

Japan Interested in Joining NATO Missile Consortium

By Reuters and Wall Street Journal

From Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo, Reuters:  Japan is interested in joining a NATO missile building consortium that would give Tokyo its first taste of a multinational defense project, a move the U.S. Navy is encouraging

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Gen. Raymond Odierno and Ukrainian Gen. Oleh Garchu, July 8, 2015

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Jul 9, 2015

US Planning To Train More Ukrainian Forces, May Include Armor and Airborne Troops

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

U.S. and Ukrainian officials are making plans to expand the training of Ukrainian military forces at a training base in the western part of the country, officials said Wednesday.

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, July 6, 2015

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Jul 7, 2015

Secretary of Defense Carter: US-French Security Partnership Stronger than Ever

By Ash Carter and Jean-Yves Le Drian, Department of Defense

Carter:  France is America’s oldest ally. And today, our security partnership is the strongest it’s ever been.

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In the News

Jul 6, 2015

Slavin Moderates Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to moderate a discussion on the nuclear deal with Iran, the opening of a US embassy in Cuba, the Greek financial crisis, and the violence in Egypt:

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Norwegian special forces participating in NATO Flaming Sword Exercise, May 28, 2015

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Jul 6, 2015

NATO Special Forces Helping Members Address Threat from Hybrid Warfare

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post

The Pentagon is increasingly concerned about how to combat “hybrid warfare,” the combination of stealth invasion, local proxy forces and international propaganda that Russia used to annex Crimea and destabilize eastern Ukraine, U.S. officials said.

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